Capt. Mathew McCullers and His Children

Mathew McCullers was born on 14 Jun 1759. He served as Lieutenant and Captain under Colonels Caswell and Bryan, in the NC Line. • Capt. McCULLERS was named as an Heir in the Will of Col. John McCULLERS (1690-1767) on 2 Nov 1767 in Johnston County, NC, along with Mary JONES, Capt. John McCULLERS, Sr., Sarah Jones McCULLERS, Winnifred Jones McCULLERS, Mary Jones ‘Polly’ McCULLERS, Matthew Jones McCullers, Phereba McCULLERS, and Betsy Jones McCULLERS also were named as heirs. • He married Sarah LANE at Lane Homestead, Raleigh, Wake County, NC, on 15 Feb 1785. • Capt. Matthew McCULLERS appeared on the Census of 1790 at Wake County, NC and died at Wake County, NC, on 28 Jun 1825 at age 66. His body was interred in the McCullers Cemetery on Donney Brook Road, McCullers Crossroads, Wake County, NC, 35.654167,-78.708056. Inscription: Captain: A Gallant Revolutionary Soldier. • The transcribed Revolutionary War Pension Application for Captain Matthew Jones McCULLERS dated 19 Feb 1829 in Wake County, NC is available electronically and at no charge on https://www.revwarapps.org/ • We appreciate the assistance provided by the NC Office of State Archaeology/Historic Cemeteries, the Wake County Genealogy Society, and other organizations and individual descendants over the years. • IMPORTANT: Descendants of Capt. McCullers have established a nonprofit corporation into which the McCullers Graveyard property has been deeded and therefore tax deductible donations are welcomed as efforts continue to update and maintain this important and historical site! • A web site is under development and should soon be available in the future.

Descendants of Capt. McCULLERS, including children, grandchildren, etc. along with spouses and children are shown below.

Henry Augustine MCCULLERS. Henry was born on 4 Dec 1786 and, at age 11, was named an Heir in the 6 Mar 1798 Will of Major Joseph LANE, IV in Wake County, NC; also named as Heirs in that Will were Joseph LANE, Sr., Sarah LANE, Nathaniel JONES, and Joseph John McCULLERS. Henry, age 56, was named as an Heir in the 31 Dec 1842 Will of Sarah LANE in Wake County, NC, also named in that Will were John Joseph Lane McCULLERS, Sarah Bradford Lane McCULLERS, Mathew McCULLERS, Jr., Henry Augustine McCULLERS, Rebecca Lane McCULLERS, and Martha McKinna “Patsey’ McCULLERS. On 12 Apr 1848 Henry was listed, at age 61, as a Delegate Representing Wake County at the Democratic State Convention, Commons Hall, Raleigh, Wake County, NC. In the Census of Oct 1850, Henry age 63 was listed the Brother-in-Law of Capt. Stephen STEVENSON, the Head of Household in The Western Division, Wake County, NC; many other family members also were listed in Capt. STEPHENSON’s Census.

Joseph John MCCULLERS. Joseph was born on 16 May 1789 and died on 27 Apr 1792 at age 2.